Where does “dødstal” come from?
dødstal (Danish) comes from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dødstal (Danish): death toll
Definitions
- death toll
Ancestry of “dødstal”, step by step
dødstal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish død
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 2 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Danish tal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tal | number; figure; digit |
| 2 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |